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PT of PR en CRS yee ee BR ya ky fea ore 528 THE ANNEXATION OF HAWAII which Minister Stevens strongly urged him to accept, but he preferred to remain at a hotel. On the day after his arrival he was introduced by Mr. Stevens to President Dole, and presented President Cleveland's letter to him. On the 31st Mr. Blount gave notice to President Dole of his intention to terminate the American protectorate, and on April first the naval authorities hauled down the American flag and withdrew the garrison of marines to the ships. In the evening Mr. Stevens called on the commissioner to urge the necessity of keeping the troops on shore to prevent Japanese interference, as it was sus- pected that the Queen had arranged with the Japanese commissioner to have troops landed from the Japanese man-of-war “‘Naniwa’”’ to reinstate her. The Japanese Commissioner, when he learned that the presence of the “Naniwa” had given rise to such a sug- gestion, requested his. Government to order the vessel away, and expressed regret to Mr. Blount that any one should charge that-the Empire of Japan, which had so™ many reasons for valuing the friendship of the United States, should consent to offend that Government by en- tering into the conflicts of the Hawaiian Islands. Mr. Blount sent word May 4th that he felt a great ma- jority of the people on the island were opposed to annexa- tion. : Mr. Stevens was recalled in May, and Mr. Blount was % made minister plenipotentiary. Mr. Albert S. Willis of Kentucky, was appointed Minister to Hawaii to succeed Mr. Blount, who returned in August. "eke comicbooks.com — 2a de oy *, So , a fl rf